Baby-comforter.



N0 MODEL.

WITNESSES.

H. SPENCER.

BABY GOMFORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1903.

PATENTED 13110.1, 1903.

' ATTORNEY UNITED STATES Patented December 1, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

HARVEY SPENCER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO SAMUEL SOYSTER, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.-

BABY-COMFORTER.

bPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,920, dated December1, 1903.

Application filed June 9,1903. Serial No. 160,724. (No model.)

T0 (6 whom it ntcty concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY SPENCER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident ofthe city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, haveinvented a new and Improved Baby-Comforter,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for comforting orquieting young babies, an object being to provide a device for thispurpose that shall be simplein construction and that when placed in achilds mouth will not only serve to solace the child, but will affordslight nourishment.

I will describe a baby-comforter embodying myinvention and then pointout the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figures 1 and 2 are sectional views ofa babycomforter embodying myinvention, showing the parts in different positions; and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the body portion of the device.

The body portion of the comforter consists of a shank 1, on one end ofwhich is a bulbous or ball-like head 2, and on the other end is aflattened disk-shaped head 3. This body portion is solid or imperforateand may be made of any suitable materialsuch, for instance, as hardrubber, porcelain, or the like. A soft-rubbernipple 4 is designed to beengaged over either one of the heads 2 3. When it is connected with thehead 3, as indicated in Fig. 1, a somewhat larger interior area isprovided than when the nipple is connected with the head 2, as shown inFig. 2. When the parts are in the position as indicated in Fig. l,cotton is to be placed in the nipple, as indicated at 5, and this cottonmay be soaked with condensed milk,sweetened water,or any desiredmedicament.

When the device is desired for use with a very small child or for achild having a small mouth, the parts are to be placed in position asindicated in Fig. 2, where it will be noted that the shank of the'nippleis somewhat shortened.

By making the body solid or without longitudinal bore no air can bedrawn through to enter a childs stomach,which,as well known, oftencauses distress.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A baby-comforter, comprising a solid body portion,consisting of a shank, a bulbous head on one end and a plate or disklike head on the other end, and a compressible nipple adapted forengagement with either one of said heads.

2. Adevice for the purpose described comprising a solid body portionconsisting of a shank, a bulbous head on one end, a plate or disk likehead on the other end, a compressible nipple adapted for engagement witheither one of said heads, and a liquid-supporting agent in said nipple.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARVEY SPENCER.

XV it messes:

J NO. M. BITTER, O. R. FERGUSON.

